Also Try College and Disabilities Software for Internet Text-to-Speech and More Lists ADD or ADHD (Healthnotes) Provides sources of information on research related to diagnosing and treating ADD or Attentional Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD). 11-99 CH.A.D.D. - Children and Adults with ADD Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.) is a nonprofit parent-based organization formed to better the lives of individuals with attention deficit disorders and those who care for them. Organizations Providing Case Management Services (Center for Healthcare Information) Provides a list of agencies by state, county, area code, keyword, and zip code. Try specifying state alone first. 08-07 Materials Awesome Talking Library (Awesome Library) Converts online text into spoken words through the Awesome Talkster program. Awesome Talkster has one of the clearest synthesized voices on the Web. Converting online text into speech has many uses. For example, Talkster can speak online stories or books to children while an adult supervises. The voice can be put in "Boy" or "Girl" mode to add a character with a bubble over his or her head. The bubble will show each word as it is spoken and the voice can be put on "slow" for your child to follow. Talkster can thereby assist your child in learning how to pronounce words while reading. Talkster is also useful for adults. It can speak news articles to you in one open browser while you are searching for information in another browser window. For persons with visual impairments or poor coordination, Talkster can be navigated with keystrokes. The Web can be navigated using a version of Awesome Library in a different language, such as Spanish, while using a voice for that language that is available through the Awesome Talkster. Links to different language versions of the Awesome Library are available at the bottom of most Awesome Library pages. Links to free voices for different languages can be found on the Awesome Talking Library's help page. 9-02 News -04-01-09 Study: ADHD Medications Only Help Short Term (U.S. News) "Stimulant drugs like Ritalin that are used to treat ADHD don't improve children's symptoms long term, according to new research published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. That may come as a surprise to parents, but ADHD researchers have been arguing for the past 10 years over the findings of the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD. Called the MTA study, it is the largest study conducted to compare the benefits of medication to behavioral interventions." "Earlier reports found that children taking stimulants alone or combined with behavioral treatment did better in the first year than children who got no special care or who got behavioral treatment alone." 04-09 -07-08-09 Court Ruling Helps Special-Needs Students (U.S. News) "The case before the court involved a struggling Oregon high school student, identified in court documents only as T.A., who was found ineligible for special-education services in the Forest Grove district after school officials evaluated him for learning disabilities. His parents removed him from public school in his junior year and enrolled him in a $5,200-a-month residential school. Only after T.A. enrolled in the private school did doctors say he suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other disabilities." "The crux of the case was whether a 1997 amendment to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, prohibits students from receiving private-school tuition reimbursement if they never enrolled in special-education services in a public school. The high court's ruling makes it clear that it does not." 07-09 -09-07-07 Kids Need More Sleep (USNew.com) "Now that school has started, many parents find themselves struggling to shift their kids back to a working routine. As they shave off time for TV and the Internet to make way for schoolwork, parents may want to add extra for that other big contributor to success at school: sleep. Recent research on kids has connected the importance of sleep not only to cognition, but to behavior and mood as well." "What if they come up short? A sleep-deprived child's reaction is often different from the low energy and sleepiness experienced by adults. "Reducing the amount of hours a child sleeps manifests itself in the child becoming wired and hyperexcitable—exhibiting behavior similar to children with attention deficit disorder," says David Gozal, director of the pediatric sleep program at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Kids' emotions may become erratic, says Gozal, and they may be less apt to listen or pay attention." 09-07 Papers ADD - The Positive Side (Gallagher) Provides research and suggestions that ADD may have a very positive side, such as creativity. Called "born to explore." ADD Facts, Myths, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Additude Magazine) Provides useful information for adults with ADD or parents of children with ADD. 11-01 ADD or ADHD Diagnosis (Johns Hopkins) Provides research finding that children with ADD or ADHD respond differently to Ritalin at a neurological level. 7-02 ADD, ADHD (About.com - Bailey) Provides information about diagnosis and starting a support group. Also provides experiences of persons with ADD. 21101 ADD, ADHD (About.com - Bailey) Provides information about diagnosis and starting a support group. Also provides experiences of persons with ADD. 21101 ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment (Alex) Provides 10 articles, including a detailed article on medications. ADHD and Children Who Are Gifted (KidSource - Webb and Latimer) Provides definitions and distinctions to help in diagnosis. Adults With ADD (CHADD) "Until recently, it was believed that ADD symptoms largely disappeared in adolescence." 7-02 Americans With Disabilities Act (U.S. Department of Justice) Provides information on the law, as well as enforcement. 5-00 Attention Deficit Disorder (Family Village) Provides carefully reviewed resources for contacts, support, and diagnoses. 2-00 Attention Deficit Disorder Criteria (Power Parenting) Describes ADD with Hyperactivity, ADD without Hyperactivity, and Undifferentiated ADD. Attention Deficit Disorder Resources (Mental Health Net) 8-00 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Hempel) Dr. Hempel provides eight characteristics of ADHD, considerations in diagnosis, and medical solutions. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (KidSource) Provides a dozen or more articles on ADHD. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Diagnosis (KidSource - NIMH) Provides definitions and examples on ADHD. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Guide for Parents (KidSource) Lists 15 criteria for diagnosing ADHD and defines hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity. Mentions research on Feingold approach. 8-00 Children Who Can't Pay Attention (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. 10-09 Co-Existing Conditions and ADD (CHADD) "As many as two thirds of children with AD/HD have at least one other coexisting condition." 7-02 Diagnosis for ADHD (MSN Health) "The term rolls off the tongues of anxious parents, doctors and educators with practiced ease, yet its meaning and affect on children is widely misunderstood. That’s partly because research is still homing in on the disorder—really a big basket of symptoms. Some researchers think this basket contains several different disorders." 9-05 Diagnosis of ADD (CH.A.D.D.) Factsheets on Attention-Deficit or Hyperactive Disorder (CHADD) Provides information eight factsheets. 6-02 Finding Professional Assistance (ADD.org) Provides a listing of professionals specializing in ADD. 01-06 Finding Professional Assistance - Texas (ADD.org) Provides a listing for one of the psychiatrists listed as a specialist in ADD, Cliff Cornette, MD. Awesome Library staff have utilized his services for ADD and recommend him. 01-06 Frequently Asked Questions About ADD (Kanneman) Guidelines for Documentation (Consortium on ADHD Documentation) Provides a reprint of the Guidelines for Documentation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents and Adults for purposes of gaining appropriate accomodations in school or work under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Includes the DSM-IV criteria for ADHD in the Appendix. 6-00 Guidelines for Documentation - Assessing Documentation (Harvard College) Provides criteria for evaluating the documentation presented on ADHD for purposes of gaining appropriate accomodations in college under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 6-00 Guidelines for Documentation - Harvard Adaptation (Consortium on ADHD Documentation - Harvard Version) Provides Guidelines for Documentation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescents and Adults for purposes of gaining appropriate accomodations in school or work under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Includes the DSM-IV criteria for ADHD in the Appendix. 6-00 Homework Solutions (Power Parenting) Provides 12 symptoms of homework problems and gives four suggestions to speed homework. How are We Different - One Adult's Perspective (Seay) Provides opinions and perspectives of an adult with ADD. He discusses what it feels like to have ADD. 11-01 IDEA and Special Education (CESD - Richards) Provides an overview of the provisions of IDEA as it applies to legal obligations of schools under federal law. 8-07 Legal Rights for Children with ADD (CHADD) 10-00 Medical Management for Children With ADD (CHADD) 10-00 National Attention Disorder Association A national organization for children and adults with ADD. Parents - Assistance for Parents (Giler) Provides suggestions for parents of children with ADD or learning disabilities. Parents - Social Skills Training (Giler) Provides a few suggestions for parents of children with ADD or learning disabilities to help their children gain stronger social skills or to make friends. Parents - Strategies and Suggestions on ADD (CHADD) 10-00 Parents Factsheet on ADD (CHADD) 10-00 Pharmacotherapy for ADHD in Adults (Chadd-MC.org) "ADHD in adults is very responsive to pharmacotherapy; however, treatment strategies for the disorder have not been as well established as they have for children. In this paper we will discuss our clinical experience in treating adults with ADHD, in hopes that others will benefit from the years of trial and error." 11-05 Research on Attention-Deficit or Hyperactive Disorder (CHADD) Provides information on over a dozen of the more interesting research studies related to this field. 6-02 Section 504 and Special Education (CESD - Richards) Provides an overview of the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabiliitation Act as it applies to legal obligations of schools and IDEA, the Special Education provisions under federal law. 08-07 Sensory Processing Disorder or Sensory Integration Dysfunction (Time.com) "At STAR Center they wear a more benign label: children with sensory processing disorder (SPD)." "OTs have been treating SPD, also known as sensory integration dysfunction, since 1972, when A. Jean Ayres, a UCLA psychologist and occupational therapist, published the first book on the condition." 11-07 Teaching Children With ADD (KidSource) Provides definitions and suggestions for improving learning. Ten Neurological Behaviors Associated With ADD (ADD Medical Treatment Center) Sponsors ADD and AD/HD (Miningco - Keith) Provides dozens of carefully chosen and annotated links.

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